DIY Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera

Got this new toy a few weeks back, but due to my high level of procrastination, i only fixed it yesterday.

It came in a box, and this is how the inside looks like:

It took me approximately 3hours to fix it (plus minus toilet break, water break, stare-into-nothingness break, dreaming-about-Johnny-Depp break). I felt so proud of myself.........until i read the online manual.

Me:

'One hour' is the biggest lie ever told by manuals. To justify myself, i shall make up as many excuses as possible as to why it took me so long to fix the camera.

#1  The instructions were all in CHINESE. 

You see ah. You must understand my hardship. My knowledge of chinese words are very limited hor. I can only write 1-10 and write my own name hor. Other complicated words i no understand hor. That's why it took me so long ^^V 

#2 .......the umm....

Ok fine, there's no #2.

Some parts were a bit more complicated than the rest. Small screws, and tiny parts with springs...etc. Since the camera parts are all made out of plastic, they are pretty fragile. You don't wanna over-screw and break any parts because then you'll have to buy another camera just to replace that one small part. 

The operation table

TADA!

And when the real camera meets the mini camera.

The mini camera

You get a real mini camera couple!

The real mini camera couple

And they lived happily ever after....